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MMRDA to plan redevelopment of 19 bldgs at Elphinstone Rd

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) will be appointed as Special Planning Authority (SPA) for the redevelopment of 19 buildings along the Elphinstone bridge... Read More


Modi discusses economic reformroad map duringhigh-level meet

New Delhi, Aug. 19 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting with top Union ministers, bureaucrats and economists to discuss the road map for the next generation of econom... Read More


5 electrocuted during procession in Hyd

India, Aug. 19 -- Five people were electrocuted and four others injured when a chariot came in contact with overhead electric wires during the procession organised as part of Janmashtami celebrations,... Read More


Nearly half of forest rights claims granted, House told

India, Aug. 19 -- Around 2.38 million individual forest rights claims and 121,705 community titles have been distributed, just about half of the claims made under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, th... Read More


A weary Mumbai gets a month's rain in three days

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- Three days of pounding rain left Mumbai bedraggled and weary on Monday, but it wasn't only because several places had breached the 150-mm mark - it was because, in just 81 hours, fr... Read More


BEST bus runs over woman, 7-year-old son in Wadala

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- Eulogious Selvaraj, 40, had just picked up her seven-year-old son Anthony from school, as heavy rains forced schools and colleges to shut on Monday, when both of them were crushed u... Read More


How the city got ready after May's wake up call

MUMBAI, Aug. 19 -- Torrential rain from Sunday night through Monday evening left much of Mumbai water-logged but in some areas, the impact was contained, thanks to a civic administration that had lear... Read More


Local trains remained operational despite waterlogged tracks

Mumbai, Aug. 19 -- Despite the heavy downpour across the city and the MMR on Monday, local train services remained operational throughout the day, although with some delays in the schedule. Railway tr... Read More


Low-key launch of Raghuji Bhonsle's sword in rain-lashed city

MUMBAI/ PUNE, Aug. 19 -- Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis unveiled legendary Maratha warrior Raghuji Raje Bhonsle's sword, bought by Maharashtra government for Rs.47.15 lakh at an auction in London re... Read More


Heavy downpour brings Thane to a standstill, over 100mm rain in 6 hrs

THANE, Aug. 19 -- In just six hours between 10am and 3pm, Thane City reeled under heavy showers on Monday. By 4.30pm, the day's tally had crossed 100 mm, according to the Thane Municipal Corporation's... Read More